Obama Refuses Public Photo Ops with Netanyahu

[Keith]

JERUSALEM – The White House has not released any official photos of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting this week with President Obama – just one of several signs indicating a rift between the two leaders.

Netanyahu arrived in the U.S. last weekend to address a convention of Jewish leaders. The prime minister's office had for weeks attempted to schedule a meeting with Obama, but no meeting was officially confirmed until Netanyahu was already on a plane on his way to Washington, sources in Netanyahu's office said.

The only photos available to the media so far have been pictures of Netanyahu entering and exiting the White House. Any official photos taken of Obama and Netanyahu have not been released.

Neither Netanyahu nor Obama's team had scheduled any press conferences after the meeting, contrary to usual custom. Sources close to Netanyahu told WND the Israeli team canceled media briefings at the request of the U.S. administration.

Also, the White House only released a brief statement after the meeting, affirming, "The President and Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed a number of issues in the U.S.-Israel bilateral relationship.

[bghtnpd4]

This is VERY out of the ordinary and worth watching...

[Dave]

Yeah, I see us turning our backs on Israel while Obama is President.

[Admzaa]

This is very sad but not unexpected. Netanyahu should use this opportunity to accuse Obama of outright racism.

[VersysRyder]

This is very sad but not unexpected. Netanyahu should use this opportunity to accuse Obama of outright racism.

Bingo! Right now would be a perfect time for that.

(The following statements are full of facetiousness and sarcasm and I have a pretty good idea the reasons behind the refusal and the rift)

Rift between the two leaders - how very...interesting.

And what's with the refusal in the first place? He did, after all, bow down to a Saudi Arabian king...who is of the Muslim faith, if I'm not mistaken? So why should this be any different?

Makes ya think, but it doesn't take too much thinking to extrapolate a realistic conclusion.

[VersysRyder]

I wonder if it has something to do with this?

Ahmadinejad to Obama: Choose between Israel and Iran - Haaretz - Israel News

After watching this video, I'm almost certain it has to do with Iran:



Sacrifice our position with Israel for 'peaceful' negotiations with Iran. This is dangerous, potentially violent water we are about to tread, and there seems to be no stopping it.

Lord have mercy on us all if the path unfolds in this direction, but I fear that there won't bee mercy upon our nation should this path be traveled by our country.

[WKUHilltopper]

This is very sad but not unexpected. Netanyahu should use this opportunity to accuse Obama of outright racism.

Maybe Obama will invite him for a beer and a chat...that seems to be Oldblahblah's response to racism.

[mikalikat]

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Embarrassing, sad, horrifying.

[Timna]

This is very sad but not unexpected. Netanyahu should use this opportunity to accuse Obama of outright racism.

Netanyahu isn't likely to take that step, although it would be a truism. Netanyahu should begin to put political pressure on the left-wing American Jews, some of which really know the truth about Hussein O., but cannot break from their left-wing political stance. Pressure from that wing of the Demos would sober Hussein up a bit.

[LivnForChrist]

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Embarrassing, sad, horrifying.

Right!